Web proxies are simply a server's IP and port. When you enter a web proxy's IP and port, it tells the browser/program/computer to send all internet requests to the proxy server, which will fetch the data and send it back.

There are many different types of proxies. There are those that work, and those that are dead. There are those that are fast, and those that are slow. And finally, proxies have different levels of anonymity. The anonymity tiers goes like this:

1. Transparent - These tell the internet your IP address and the fact that you are using a proxy. For our purposes, these are useless.
2. Anonymous- These do NOT tell the internet your IP address. All that can be seen is the proxy's IP, and the fact that you are using a proxy. For our purposes, these are great.
3. Elite/High Anonymous - These are the pinnacle of all proxies. They also do not tell the internet your IP address. All that can be seen is the proxy's IP, and the internet won't know that you are using a proxy. For our purposes, these would be amazing!

The million dollar question: why do you need them?

TNT can and does track your IP address whenever you log into Neopets. This means TNT can easily tell if you have multiple accounts if you use every account on the same IP address, which sets everything up nicely for a chain freeze. If you use a high anonymity proxy for each of your Neopets accounts, then all TNT can see are accounts created and accessed in different places. This makes the chances of a chain freezing much much lower.

Step 1: Get proxies from Hide My Ass or from any other free proxy list site.

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Note: HMA went through a major overhaul of the entire site. The proxy lists are still there for free, you just have to scroll down a bit. The settings for the filter look like this:

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I recommend using to above anon and speed related settings to filter out desirable proxies. Uncheck the things you don't want.

After editing the filter, be sure to press the button that says "Update Results", then scroll down even more for the proxy list. It should look like this:

Highlight the proxy list part in HideMyAss and copy paste the garble into the proxy checker. Don't worry, the proxy checker will filter out the proxy and port part for you!

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Press the button that says "Check proxies". Then, this window should come up:

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You can either wait for the proxy checker to finish or you can click on the shaded area to show the proxies! The proxy checker will keep checking if you get rid of the popup.

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This proxy checker can check up to 100 proxies at a time and 200 proxies per day for free. If you want to check more than 200 proxies in a day, you can always either pay for the privilege or use another proxy checker. You probably don't need to check that many proxies to find a good one though!

Step 3: Test the proxies manually

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First, we'll need a tool to test our proxies (again), this time manually! For Google Chrome users, I recommend getting the extension Proxy SwitchySharp. For Firefox users, I recommend getting the extension FoxyProxy. They are approximately the same, so I'll just show how to use it on Proxy SwitchySharp for now.

Using Proxy SwitchySharp:

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Once you downloaded the extension, go to the settings page. It should look like this:

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Enter in your proxy into the text box under "Manual Configuration"

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To use the proxy, click on the globe button next to the navigation bar and click on the proxy name. It should look like this:

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Now, head to this site to check if the proxy is doing it's job. Ideally, the proxy checker shouldn't be able to tell that you are using a proxy and is displaying a different IP (thus indicating an elite proxy). If the IP lookup can tell that you are using a proxy but can't tell your home IP address, then that proxy is also good (thus indicating an anonymous proxy). However, if the IP lookup can tell what your original IP is (thus indicating a transparent proxy), then you need to test another proxy. An ideal proxy should result into something like this:

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You're done! Be sure to find a proxy for EACH account you plan to use.

Step 4: Use your proxy

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By now, you have found a proxy that works! Congratulations, pat yourself on the back. Now, it's time to use the proxies! First, let me emphasize a really important point:

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Now that you have your proxy, find a account that has absolutely no links to your main account. That means this account CANNOT have the same/similar username, password, or email. Be sure that you have never logged into the account on your home IP. If needed, make an account on that proxy that meets the above guidelines.

To use your proxy in your browser, just use the proxy extension from step 3 of this guide. You can save multiple proxies for multiple accounts! If you want to use proxies for Neocodex programs, then follow the steps below:

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Open up the Neocodex Program Manager (you can download it here) and open up any program. In this example, I will open the score sender:

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And now, this is extremely important.

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If the login box box pops up, CLOSE IT. If you are logged into any account, log out. If you turned on the log in automatically function, turn that function off. And finally, DO NOT LOG IN BEFORE YOU EDIT THE PROXY SETTINGS! If you do, then TNT would have a log that you logged into that account on your home IP, which may link that account with any other accounts you have on your home IP.

Find the proxy settings:

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Go to Settings -> Web Settings

Enter and test the proxy:

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The web settings popup look like the below image. Enter your proxy settings and click the box that says "Use a HTTP proxy..."

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After doing so, click on the "Test Proxy" button. It may take a few seconds. If the proxy works, a popup would appear, which looks like this:

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You can finally log into your neopets account. It's located at Settings -> Login Settings and looks like this:

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Final notes:

Using a proxy is a pain but imperative if you want to keep your accounts safe. However, proxies will NOT guarantee that your accounts will not be chain iced, nor is an account on a proxy any "safer" than an account on a home IP. ALL PROXIES DO IS TO PREVENT ACCOUNTS FROM BEING LINKED TO THE SAME PERSON.

One of the easiest ways to get chain iced is to attempt to launder, or transfer neopoints from account to account. This links accounts together, and has a huge risk of getting all of them frozen.

To reiterate, proxies do not make an individual account any "safer" than an account not using a proxy. Autobuying, score sending, posting spam on the neoboards, etc. are all subject to the same risks no matter if a proxy is used or not. Be careful!

Finally, if you mess up and log into an account on your home IP, the world isn't over quite yet. Usually, TNT will not chain ice because of a single log in on the same IP. If however you messed up too much and logged a shell into your home IP a lot, then my advice is to ditch the shell and/or sell it and get another shell and proxy to start fresh.

Thus concludes the guide. I would like to thank @Jess for helping me refine this guide. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to let me know!

Ooh, this site has free proxies that are quite fast and last longer: Samair

Thanks! I'll add that to the guide soon

Thanks for the detailed guide! The proxy checker is awesome. Now I know what I was doing wrong. xD
Any idea how long the proxies from HMA usually last? o: I've been thinking of using proxies instead of using Hotspot Shield for SSing during the altador cup.

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the proxies from HMA get spammed to death quick

The proxies from HMA aren't that bad actually One proxy lasted me 2 months, and the other proxy continues to work after 3 months of use. Both proxies are reasonably fast, they only add 2 seconds to load a page. It will take a lot of trial and error to find a really good proxy for free though

It's likely just me, but when I use a proxy, the page takes forever to load, even while having a fast proxy. I am using firefox, so is there any specific tool to fix this if I've messed something up?

The proxy server is refusing connections

Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections.

Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working.
Consider using fast and reliable proxy servers from FoxyProxy. (Hint: Please disable your current proxy if you get this error page while trying to load FoxyProxy's proxy service website)

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That's what I'm getting immediately after I've checked and attempted to use the proxy

It's likely just me, but when I use a proxy, the page takes forever to load, even while having a fast proxy. I am using firefox, so is there any specific tool to fix this if I've messed something up?

The proxy server is refusing connections

Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections.

Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working.
Consider using fast and reliable proxy servers from FoxyProxy. (Hint: Please disable your current proxy if you get this error page while trying to load FoxyProxy's proxy service website)

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That's what I'm getting immediately after I've checked and attempted to use the proxy

If you get that message, it means you're not using a working proxy. A "fast" proxy may have been fast during the test, but if too many people use it, it will slow down dramatically and eventually fail. A "fast" proxy would load a page within a couple of seconds. If you can't find a good proxy from HMA, there are also a couple of good sites that have proxies.

If you get that message, it means you're not using a working proxy. A "fast" proxy may have been fast during the test, but if too many people use it, it will slow down dramatically and eventually fail. A "fast" proxy would load a page within a couple of seconds. If you can't find a good proxy from HMA, there are also a couple of good sites that have proxies.

I was wondering, if you are in an Institution having it's own Wi-Fi connection and Local Connection, will proxy work ? Because years ago, I tried using torrent and it wont pass and also on Neopets, even the Key Quest doesn't work for me. It just stays in the loading area although the loading circle thingy already completed.